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Cherzipan Cake (Cherry & Marzipan Cake)

Updated 19 September 2020 Published 28 September 2012 48 Comments

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Cherzipan Cake (Cherry & Marzipan Cake)

I’ve had a block of Danish Anthon Berg marzipan in my cupboard for some time and decided that I really needed to find a good use for it. (Bit of a marzipan addict)! I had also seen many cherry cakes on the internet that I liked the look of.

Therefore, when a pack of Supersweet King Cherries were reduced in the supermarket the other day I decided to combine these 2 things and so the Cherzipan Cake (Cherry & Marzipan Cake) was born. Taking my mother’s basic cake mixture (from Lillian’s Apple Cake) I set about converting this into a loaf cake to incorporate 2 layers of king sized cherries and a middle layer of marzipan.

The result was a beautifully moist cake with the freshness of cherries and the sweet almond back notes from the marzipan and almond extract. If you don’t like almond extract then simply leave it out for a cleaner flavour!

I will definitely be making this cake again and again as it was a big hit and even my husband gave it top marks!

Cream the butter and sugar together until creamy before adding the lemon zest and eggs gradually.

Fold in the flour gradually.

Put half the mixture in a loaf tin and push in half the cherries in a zig zag pattern for even slice distribution (ie not like photo)!

Lay the slices of marzipan over the top of the cherries.

Add the rest of the cake mixture, push remaining cherries in and cover using a spatula.

Cake is ready when springs back in the center when gently pressed.

Now sit back and enjoy, it’s one of your 5-a-day after all!

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Cherzipan Cake (Cherry & Marzipan Cake)

A deliciously moist cherry and marzipan cake made with fresh cherries.
Course Cake
Cuisine English
Prep Time 20 minutes minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes minutes
Total Time 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes
Servings 8 - 10
Author Camilla Hawkins

Ingredients

  • 150 g / 6oz Plain flour
  • 150 g / 6oz Butter softened or buttery margarine
  • 75 g / 3oz Soft brown sugar
  • 2 large Eggs
  • 2 tsp Baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp Almond extract optional
  • 75 g White marzipan thinly sliced (Anthon Berg preferably)
  • 220 g Cherries pitted (King size good)
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • Sprinkling of Demerara sugar optional

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 200C.
  • Butter and flour a 2lb loaf tin.
  • Beat the softened butter or buttery margarine well with the sugar with an electric whisk or cake mixer until creamy.
  • Beat in the lemon zest and eggs, one at a time. (Don’t worry if the mix splits).
  • Sift the flour and baking powder together and gradually fold into the mixture.
  • Put half the mixture into the loaf tin and place half the cherries into the batter then cover with the slices or marzipan.
  • Put the rest of the batter into the tin then distribute the rest of the cherries on top and push them in.
  • Using a spatula cover the cherries with the batter firming the mixture to the edge.
  • Sprinkle Demerara sugar on top.
  • Bake on the middle shelf of the oven for about 50 minutes or until the center springs back to the touch.

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Comments

  1. Christina Conte

    29/09/2020 at 4:05 pm

    I love this combination. Such a lovely cake and easy to keep on hand for a slice with a cup of tea (or to give to neighbors and friends if one is feeling generous)! Thanks for the unique recipe!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      29/09/2020 at 10:17 pm

      Thank you Christina. I really need to re-shoot this recipe some day soon to give it justice:-)

      Reply
  2. Julie

    19/09/2020 at 10:55 pm

    very dense i found the batter to be thick and barely enough to cover the king cherries – flavour is lovely though

    Reply
    • Camilla

      19/09/2020 at 11:50 pm

      Thank you Julie, I just discovered that a well known brand has actually stolen this recipe and I have you to thank as I Googled my own recipe and was shocked to see it very slightly changed by them! They obviously didn’t find it dense when they decided to steal it.

      Reply
  3. sheila cassidy

    30/08/2019 at 12:20 pm

    Could you use cherries in a jar for this recipe

    Reply
    • Camilla

      30/08/2019 at 1:13 pm

      Hi Sheila, you probably could but just be sure to dry them before using as you wouldn’t want any excess moisture in the cake. I recently saw a cherry bundt cake post where they used sieved cherry pie filling and the cake looked quite raw and readers complained about it taking much longer to cook. So something to bear in mind!

      Reply
  4. Bozena Hansen

    14/07/2015 at 9:13 pm

    I love this cake , I am baking over and over again:) Greetings from Denmark:)

    Reply
    • Camilla

      14/07/2015 at 11:30 pm

      Great Bozena that’s lovely to hear, of course you’d like marzipan then if you’re Danish:-)

      Reply
  5. Natally

    18/05/2015 at 7:14 pm

    Looking at your recipes always makes me hungry!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      18/05/2015 at 10:11 pm

      Thank you Natally – they do the same for me LOL:-)

      Reply
  6. Maya Russell

    07/01/2015 at 6:24 am

    Thank you for the step by step recipe – looks so easy.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      08/01/2015 at 10:47 am

      Pleasure:-)

      Reply
  7. Geoffrey Clark

    02/01/2015 at 11:44 am

    looks good, I could be about to break my no cake Jan resolution!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      03/01/2015 at 12:04 pm

      Ooh, tough call LOL:-)

      Reply
  8. Lisa Sherratt

    07/10/2014 at 6:18 pm

    Hello!
    I made this at the weekend and its really delicious! However I used Amereno cherries and despite draining them as much as possible they all sank to the bottom of the mix whilst baking – would you recommend coating them in flour before putting them in?
    Thanks!
    Lisa

    Reply
    • Camilla

      08/10/2014 at 4:56 pm

      Hi Lisa
      I don’t think coating a tinned/bottled cherry would make any difference to the sinking I think you just need to use fresh cherries. I am surprised that the ones sitting on top of the layer of marzipan managed to sink though? The cell structure in a cooked tinned cherry has been broken down and is therefore denser and heavier whereas a fresh cherry is more bouyant as it’s cell structure is still in tact. So stick the cooked one in water & it would sink but the fresh one would float. Hope that answers your question:-)
      Camila

      Reply
      • Lisa Sherratt

        09/10/2014 at 11:36 am

        Hi Camila

        Thanks for your reply. Guess i’m making it at the wrong time of year then, not so many cherries left in the shops! i’ll have to try again next year!

        Its still delicious!

        Lisa

        Reply
        • Camilla

          11/10/2014 at 11:55 pm

          Pleasure:-)

          Reply
  9. William Gould

    21/09/2014 at 12:02 pm

    Cherries and marzipan – two of my favourites!

    Reply
  10. glenn hutton

    05/06/2014 at 9:18 am

    This looks mosit and very tasty!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      05/06/2014 at 1:47 pm

      Thank you:-)

      Reply
  11. Ursula Hunt

    29/01/2014 at 1:55 pm

    This looks delicious, very succulent

    Reply
    • Camilla

      30/01/2014 at 2:43 pm

      Thanks, it is:-)

      Reply
  12. Anthony Webster

    17/01/2014 at 9:32 pm

    Got to try this one it looks awsome.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      17/01/2014 at 11:30 pm

      Thanks:-)

      Reply
  13. Janice

    11/01/2014 at 7:24 pm

    I’d forgotten what a lovely recipe this is.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      11/01/2014 at 8:22 pm

      Thanks Janice:-)

      Reply
  14. Tracy Nixon

    08/01/2014 at 10:32 am

    You photos always make me drool – will have to try this recipe! Thanks!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      08/01/2014 at 7:03 pm

      Thanks, kind of you to say:-)

      Reply
  15. Paul Wilson

    02/01/2014 at 12:57 am

    I love cherries.

    Reply
  16. Maya Russell

    01/01/2014 at 8:06 am

    I love marzipan and I love this Cherzipan cake!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      01/01/2014 at 10:53 pm

      Thank you Maya, they do seem to go together really well:-)

      Reply
  17. Heather Haigh

    29/10/2013 at 12:06 pm

    Some of my favourite flavours – I have to try this!

    Reply
  18. Paul Wilson

    24/10/2013 at 1:16 am

    Never heard of this before, great use for cherries.

    Reply
  19. Lisa Williams

    04/10/2013 at 11:41 am

    such a beautiful cake ๐Ÿ™‚ Such great flavours too !

    Reply
  20. DANIELLE VEDMORE

    29/09/2013 at 10:17 pm

    Cant believe I have never seen this before – on my to do list! I adore cherries (my favourite fruit) and I do love marzipan too! Especially on Battenburg cake ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
    • Camilla

      29/09/2013 at 11:12 pm

      I can’t believe it either! You will love it then Danielle:-)

      Reply
  21. serialcrafter

    20/02/2013 at 9:00 pm

    That looks fantastic, I love cherries and marzipan.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      20/02/2013 at 9:26 pm

      Thanks Janice, it was lush:-)

      Reply
  22. Archana

    13/11/2012 at 7:46 am

    Will get the second part round up up in a day or two. The first one is up already..
    Yours is in the second half. Thanks again.

    Reply
  23. Jen

    20/10/2012 at 11:52 pm

    I love the combination of cherry and almond and adding marzipan sounds like a great idea. My Mum always used to bake a cherry and almond cake at Christmas as a lighter alternative to the Christmas cake. I might have to see if we can give this a go when I go back to visit in a couple of months.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      21/10/2012 at 9:19 am

      Thank you Jen, I do hope you can as it was a great cake!

      Reply
  24. Jacqueline @How to be a Gourmand

    01/10/2012 at 2:22 pm

    Cherzipan? Great name Camilla and great creativity. It’s good when you have things leftover in your store cupboard that you can put to good use isn’t it?.
    Love almonds, cherries and marzipan and you have a moist cake inside? Perfect ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
    • Camilla

      01/10/2012 at 7:08 pm

      Well I was inspired by the Banoffee Pie which was invented by The Hungry Monk in Jevington, to date the best restaurant I’ve ever been to. So I thought Cherzipan was a long time coming and I would put it out there!

      Reply
  25. Sophie

    30/09/2012 at 6:54 pm

    Ooh this sounds interesting… I too have some marzipan hanging around in a cupboard so this might be a good use for it ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
    • Camilla

      30/09/2012 at 6:57 pm

      I totally recommend this cake to you. It’s simple yet effective and totally delicious!

      Reply
  26. Archana

    29/09/2012 at 6:10 pm

    To say wow to this cake . it seems inadequate but I do not have any words. Thanks for linking.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      29/09/2012 at 10:59 pm

      Thank you. I look forward to seeing the other entries!

      Reply

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